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General practitioner ENT referral audit.
- Source :
- Irish Journal of Medical Science; Mar2015, Vol. 184 Issue 1, p143-146, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Background: During 2009, there were 3.3 million outpatient attendances at outpatient clinics across Ireland. Up to 20 % of these are directed towards ENT services. Aims: To determine the compliance rate of general practitioners with the ICGP referral guidelines. Methods: One-hundred referrals received were compared to the ICGP standardised form and graded accordingly. Each referral letter was graded to a maximum of 37 points. Results: The average score recorded for referrals was 16/37. The referrer detail section scored the highest with a mean of 75.42 % (paediatric referrals) and 72.9 % (adult referrals). The clinical information provided demonstrated compliance rates of 34 % (paediatrics) and 35 % (adults). In total, only 32 letters made any reference to findings on examination. Both paediatric and adult referrals scored an average of 42 % when patients' details are considered. Conclusion: This study demonstrates poor compliance rates with the introduced ICGP standardised referral form, which has implications for the accurate grading of referral letters received. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00211265
- Volume :
- 184
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Irish Journal of Medical Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 101736156
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-014-1075-6